Private Full Day Wine Tour in Rioja

We cannot thank Rebeca enough for all of the arrangements she made and executed for us (a full day of private wine tasting and a hot air balloon adventure). The day of wine tasting was incredible and tailored to our tastes (we ordered much for home). We especially enjoyed our hosts at Amaren and Finca Valpiedra who were so gracious. Alvaro was a wonderful driver with a clean, spacious car and was so hospitable! The hot air balloon ride was a highlight with Oskar and Valentin as well. With the help of Rebeca and Alvaro we left with a need to return and experience this hospitality again. We will not hesitate to reach out to Rioja Like A Native when we do visit next.

My husband and I are wine enthusiasts with a lot of cumulative experience in Napa, Paso Robles, Willamette Valley and Walla Walla. We were so glad we booked this experience. Firstly "Rioja Like a Native" took the time to get to know us and learn what we wanted our experience to be. They were able to develop an itinerary of winery visits that would expose us to the diversity of this wine region. The service was amazing, with friendly, clean, and comfortable driver service. Our guide Fito was very fluid in English which took away the stress of being able to communicate. He has been a part of the wine industry/community for a long while and was able to share a wealth of knowledge over the 2 days of our experience. Our winery visits included mainstream wineries and small boutique and family wineries all with amazing history. Most of the wineries provided snacks and some of our visits had arranged meals which elevated our experience each day. I genuinely don't think we could have enjoyed this area without this experience. Wineries here are not set up to accommodate walk in visits similar to the US. The fact that we were able to enjoy personal tours, taste amazing wine, and do so in a relaxed manner was incomparable. I am so glad we chose this way to experience Rioja. The support in planning and attention to detail each day was so professional and allowed us to truly just relax and enjoy. Post experience Rioja Like a Native was also very helpful with continuing to communicate with wineries and help with purchasing and shipping wine. This was such an amazing experience, 10 out of 10 would recommend!!!

My wife and I decided to go to Spain for two weeks to relax a bit after a long year of hard work. Yes we visited other areas, but our stay in Logroño was amazing, and in big part because of the amazing experience we had with the Rioja like a Native tours. We are both WSET students well versed in the world of wine, but there is no substitute for actually being there in-person. Our guide, Fito, had a lot of knowledge of Rioja that helped me prepare for my upcoming tests. He went above and beyond what I thought the tour would be like. He introduced us to the winemakers and others at each winery that made for a good lively discussion about the world of wine in Rioja. It's only with this type of tour that you'll get to truly experience this majestic region and what Rioja's contemporary visionaries are working with nowadays, from no-to-light oak, concrete tanks, stainless steel, and amphora! We booked both the Rioja like a native and a private tour. Both days also consisted of local food that went very well with wine. My advice is to maybe go in late August or September because we did spend a few days in a heatwave that we were not used to. Rebecca will be incredibly helpful in curating the right experience for you.

We booked this tour as it was highly rated and it was what we wanted. We worked with Rebecca to make sure it included what we were interested in. We let her know that we had some wine knowledge and it was evident she passed that on to the bodegas. We enjoyed our winery stops and felt like each one was personalized to us. Lunch in one of the small towns was very enjoyable. I highly recommend this private tour.

Rebeca did a great job organizing a wonderful Rioja bike tour for us! We rode through beautiful countryside and vineyards off of the main roads. She organized two wiine tastings and a tour ensuring we had English speaking hosts! She left time for us to have lunch in San Vincente - gorgeous town! The bike logistics were so easy with Joty bringng the bikes directly to us. Both were terrific communicators. I can't say enough good things about Rebeca and Joty! Highly recommeded!